Mrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your latest film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “ I am sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “No, that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.”
【小题1】 When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake at first, she was ____

Mrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your latest film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “ I am sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “No, that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.”

1. 1.

   When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake at first, she was ____

   1. A.
      angry
   2. B.
      not surprised at all
   3. C.
      pleased
   4. D.
      surprised
2. 2.

   . Mrs Turner was surprised because the tired man ____

   1. A.
      wanted the cinema but called a wrong number
   2. B.
      said something that had nothing to do with her answer
   3. C.
      asked her silly questions that she didn’t know how to answer
   4. D.
      was angry with himself for having made the mistake
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The Turners lived near the cinema
   2. B.
      Neither of the Turners wanted to go to the cinema
   3. C.
      The man didn’t want to go to the cinema with his wife that night
   4. D.
      The man’s wife was angry for what her husband had done
4. 4.

   The husband would be happy because he ____

   1. A.
      laughed at his wife
   2. B.
      could enjoy himself alone that night
   3. C.
      could relax himself at home
   4. D.
      could have good time at home with his wife
5. 5.

   By this story the writer wants to tell us ____

   1. A.
      that it is tiresome (令人厌倦的) to answer a wrong phone call.
   2. B.
      that wives are easier to be fooled by their husbands.
   3. C.
      only a joke
   4. D.
      that it’s wrong for husband and wife to fool each other.

Kyra Komac，28 years old，now has 25 furniture stores all over the country．The new store，in London’s Camden High Street，takes her back to where it all started．She tells us about how the business began．

    When I was little，my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market．She couldn’t leave me at home on my own，so I had to go to the market with her．

    To begin with，I didn’t have to do anything．I just sat there，and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn’t get bored．When I got older，I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it．

    Then，one year，my grandma gave me a book for Christmas．It was all about making candles and I loved it．I was 14．and I didn’t have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own．I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes．I made hundreds of them．

    One day，my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own．I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them．They were sold out in twenty minutes !The next week，my mum gave me some money to buy some wax （蜡） to make more candles．They sold out really quickly，too．

    Nine months later，we decided to stop selling flowers．My mum and I couldn’t make enough candles during the week，so some of my school friends started to help us．I paid them one pound for every candle，and we used to sell them for three or four times that．It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market．

    At the age of 22，my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road．Since then，I’ve never looked back，even in difficulties．In the first store，we only sold candles，but now we sell everything from designer furniture to paintings．Oh，and candles，of course．

1．How many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?

2．Where did Kyra’s mother sell flowers?

3．What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen?

4．Did the candles sell well on the first day in the market?

5．Who helped Kyra and her mum when they couldn’t make enough candles during the week?

6．How did Kyra’s uncle help her to open her first shop?

 He helped her ________________________________

7．What do you think of this story? 

    I think ______________________________